Battle of the Messina Convoy

Battle of the Messina Convoy
Part of the Battle of the Mediterranean and the Second World War
Date 2 June 1943 Location Cape Spartivento, Calabria 37°53′59″N 15°58′7.10″E / 37.89972°N 15.9686389°E / 37.89972; 15.9686389 Result Inconclusive[citation needed]
Belligerents
United Kingdom  Greece	Italy
Commanders and leaders
Captain A. F. Pugsley Georgios Blessas	Marino Fasan †
Strength
HMS Jervis Vasilissa Olga 1 Wellington bomber	1 Spica-class torpedo boat 2 steamers
Casualties and losses
None	1 Spica-class torpedo boat sunk 2 steamers damaged

The Battle of the Messina Convoy was a night naval action fought on 2 June 1943 off Cape Spartivento, Calabria, between an Allied flotilla composed of the British destroyer HMS Jervis and the Greek destroyer Vasilissa Olga and an Italian convoy escorted by the Spica-class torpedo boat Castore. The escort was repeatedly hit and sunk, but the convoy managed to slip away unscathed or with minor damage according to different sources.